iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Jasmin Mujanović @jasminmuj.bsky.social · 7h

Bosnia's Central Elections Commission says the turnout for tonight's general elections was just 41.48%, down fully 10% from 2022. Even if we assume the country's voter rolls are inflated (so turnout is actually higher percentage wise) this still a shocking figure.

033

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Jasmin Mujanović @jasminmuj.bsky.social · 3h

We will need to re-asses once the final figures are available. But looking at the cantonal results, based on some 95% of the vote, it is the HDZ BiH which appears to have suffered some of the most extensive raw vote losses due to the increased reliability and transparency of the voting process.

161

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

mathieu gallard @mathieugallard.bsky.social · 3h

🗳️Ca devrait terminer vers 47-47,5 pour Flavio Bolsonaro et 45-45,5 pour Lula. Sachant que la participation est forte car obligatoire (~79%) et que l'électorat des petits candidats penche plutôt vers Bolsonaro, on semble se diriger vers la première défaite de Lula depuis 1998.

166

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 8h

"Trying on a suit jacket in John Lewis on a Saturday afternoon"

040

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 9h

Sure, but after a few differences over the years we're reunited in a happy European polycule - eind goed, al goed.

010

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 9h

Bovendien zou NL+BE met 30 miljoen inwoners, volgens het systeem van ‘degressive proportionality’ voor de zetelverdeling in de EU, minder zetels in het Europees Parlement hebben (en dus ook minder stemmen in de Europese Raad) – nu 53, als één lidstaat ongeveer 49.

120

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 18h

Today, Brazilian voters head to the polls to elect a new president. A fitting occasion to remind us Europeans how concentrated presidentialism is in the Americas & to (re-)read Linz’s seminal “The Perils of Presidentialism.” (I created this map for my lecture, using Anckar/Fredriksson's cool data)

2338

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 9h

Everyone is very excited about the Toryeux (AI) Tapestry but with all the rats, migrants and dead white taxpayers it makes me think of nothing more than this crude racist cartoon from the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration, minus the artistic skill.

Cartoon from about 1900. Pied Piper vaguely resembling Uncle Sam leading rats with variously semitic, slavic and other features, carrying instruments of violence and terrorism off the European continent towards the Statue of Liberty while European leaders of various nationalities rejoice.

085

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 10h

Thank you! Here in Belgium we're more for the bread and meat.

Corner of Rue du Chair et Pain / Vlees-en-Broodstraat, by the Grand Place/Grote Markt in Brussels.

130

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Relmans @krisremels.bsky.social · 15h

Dit soort reacties hoor je overal wanneer het over het afstappen van aardgas gaat. Dat klopt natuurlijk, het gaat om miljoenen woningen, maar we hebben dat eerder al een keer gedaan. In 1960 verwarmde 88% van de huishoudens met steenkool, in 1980 was dat nog 18%.

13576

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 11h

You've probably seen this news by now. I find it hard to deal with. 20% of all the ice in Switzerland's glaciers lost in 5 years! And it's not just the beauty of the high Alps; this has major implications for Europe's water supply. #ClimateChangeisWaterChange

24416

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Jasmin Mujanović @jasminmuj.bsky.social · 12h

As expected, turnout at Bosnia’s general elections is running behind the 2022 figure. There will be a rush of participation as we get closer to 19:00 local time but it is looking likely that the final figure will be below 50%. A scathing indictment of the entire establishment.

1156

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 12h

"he will not have to strike any deals with the populist Latvia First and Sovereign Power–New Latvians parties, whose leniency toward Russia had alarmed many voters. Finishing [with] a combined total of 32 seats – they will form a determined but powerless opposition" #WATO

0105

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 16h

You mean the German for Maastricht isn’t Haakkrkht?

160

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 17h

And Hungary

2153

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Jon Connorton @jonconnorton.com · 17h

They're not targeting Riga and Tallinn for the same reason they're not targeting Kaliningrad - they're a Kremlin stooge party and see those as Russian.

1121

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 17h

Don’t want to offend Putin…

040

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 17h

I should say AfD Youth not the party itself. This is the Tory youth movement (FCS) wearing “Hang Nelson Mandela” badges in the ‘80s.

0120

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 17h

I don’t like to inquire into the fascist mindset because there are enough abysses to stare into, thanks, but AfD appear to be seeking territory not just from Belgium, Switzerland and France but also … Łódź? And Transylvania? Why not Rīga and Tallinn, or indeed Namibia at that rate?

65014

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 18h

AI models can also be skewed, as Grok has shown. There are a lot of opportunities for funny business - also true of AI-driven voter advice.

110

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 18h

Leave it, Jesus, he’s not worth it! In return here’s Tony Blair being held back from attacking someone in a pub.

Blair Christmas card from the Downing Street days

010

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Hugues Dayez also here. “Satire that rapidly becomes hollow, leaden effects and blatant messages. Satire is easy to get wrong, it’s all about the right dosage, … but today the geopolitical reality is more outrageous than any fiction, and Digger already feels dated.” www.rtbf.be/article/les-...

rtbf.be

Les critiques d’Hugues Dayez avec 'Digger', quand Tom Cruise s’essaie à la satire - RTBF Actus

Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) est un magnat du pétrole, c’est l’homme le plus puissant du monde. Il est inquiet : son...

000

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

I can see synthetic VI polling being usable in a way I can’t see a synthetic focus group (which is what the original post referred to, I was sloppy in my use of language).

040

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

But will certainly look for the research - any tips welcome. But I start from a place of civic republican concern…

320

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Does averaging that and weighting it in some way give you a sense of what people actually think about the topics they’re discussing? Or what they would want the government to do, if asked? Or if they discussed it with others Aside from the ethical question of using that information.

110

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Ok … I can see how they can be made more current that way. But I still think that social media personas are not the same as their citizen personas, I just don’t see how you control for that. This is too long for a Bluesky conversation but if you had a listening device sitting under every pub table

140

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Not the most important point but synthetic public opinion polling is like asking what people thought six months ago. No relevance to today and no forward perspective.

2355

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

“Oh well that sword was poisoned so I guess Hamlet’s dead soon. … excuse me … sorry … yes … can I just get past … thanks” *door slams*

130

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now.

1728176

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Via Baltica @viabaltica.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In parliamentary #elections in #Latvia, exit polls show PM Andris Kulbergs and his United List alliance winning by a landslide. United List may garner 35% of votes, far ahead of all other #parties. Voter turnout was estimated at just 50%.

viabaltica.fi

Latvia: PM’s party wins by landslide: exit poll

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs and his United List alliance may win the country’s parliamentary elections by a landslide, according to pollster SKDS’s exit poll, LSM reports.

042

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Endless corruption.

629120625435

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Oh yes. And that’s seven whole days.

020

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

No, it was also advertised on the radio (by one of the supermarkets)

100

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Last Thursday was international day of chocolate, now it’s international week of steak-frites, are they trying to kill me?

Advert from my local butcher for the international week of steak-frites.

5122

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

finrodsauronverynsfwprivatefolderdonotlook @yungdreyfusard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

its kinda great that robespierre invented liberalism communism and fascism over the course of like 5 years

48412

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Éamann Mac Donnchada @almagroschool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

macdonnchada.substack.com/p/stay-or-go... One for election fans even if not especialy interested in Spain

275

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Yes I was thinking about my career (at 53) and reflecting the other day that the fact I’ve made a lot of mistakes but in a relatively restricted field of work has taught me a lot.

170

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Very true it is something I am very conscious of in myself having seen it in so many others. (Not to say that I don’t do the same, I’m sure I do)

020

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

I have been on the old Virgin service from Brighton to Manchester and the short version is what’s the bloody point. I think there was one station (Oxford) for which there was a time saving. It was useful, twice, for my mother who was getting too old to change trains.

100

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Spot on. I met him for a research project pretty much exactly two decades ago and was very impressed and then recently heard him spouting utter nonsense on a podcast and thought “is this the same guy?”

280

Reposted by Anthony Zacharzewski

Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The panels representing the fate of massed ranks of Conservative councillors in the local elections in 2025 and 2026 are too upsetting to display to general audiences.

510816

Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 03/10/2026

Of course if the writer is in fact 250 years old and can remember the days when London was a mostly English city, I will politely apologise.

010